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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1964
Page
8
McNamara outlines a plan to abolish the Army Reserve, stating new funding is needed to equip units and that he will request Congress consider the move. Thurmond leads early criticism, noting no explicit requirement for congressional approval to reorganize a military entity created by Congress.
Lawmakers Blanchard Parsley Quilliam and Jones pressed for a compromise on Texas State University and Technological College naming. Board members debated offering Texas Technological College and State University with no vote taken. Leaders planned informal session to air views, while threats of hard ends persisted and public comment remained cautious.
A Thor-Able Star rocket launched a secret satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The Air Force said only that a satellite was launched with the space package believed to be navigation or communications oriented.
A man identified as Robledo was shot dead after a pickup reportedly blocked a fleeing car. Garza, slightly wounded, hid on the floorboard as bullets pierced the vehicle. The shooting occurred east of Payne's Corner about eight miles west of Seminole. Robledo died at the scene. Funeral services are pending at Singleton Funeral Home with Survivors listed as his parents Mr. and Mrs. Fidel Billalva of Seminole.
Miller a colonel in the Air Force Reserve warns against rapid reductions while Maj. Gen. Edwin W. Heywood of the Adjutants General Assn. backs cautious approval. He argues Congress and state governors must agree to maintain Reserve units as first line forces in the Army National Guard.
Dr. J. I. Krueger of 2703 19th Street, a physician in Lubbock since 1919, remained in serious condition Saturday night in Methodist Hospital after suffering a stroke Wednesday morning.
A roundup lists births to numerous families across Lubbock area homes and hospitals. Names include George Ewing Mack Jenkins Juan Gonzales Eusebio Garcia Earnest Burleson H. W. Putman John Henry Scott W R Cates Harland Weaver Earl Burris and spouses with newborns weighing from 2 pounds 4 ounces to 8 pounds 12 ounces at West Texas Porter and Methodist Hospitals and Porter Clinic Hospital between Friday and Saturday.
The Chief Goodfellow says the annual campaign aids needy families with toys candy fruit and nuts. The list may exceed 8000 children and costs about 1 dollar per child. Donations total 2450.59 and headquarters and distribution plans are organized by committees.
Cecil Quinn, a once-abled man with a wooden leg, his diabetic wife, and four children walked from Leesburg, Virginia to Ellicott City seeking work. They were housed and fed by police and welfare funds after two nights in Howard County Jail, with the family clinging to each other and hoping for employment.
Doctors found a bullet resting in the right ventricle after chest X-ray. They warned heart contractions might push the slug through the heart walls, risking death. Kelley hopes to go home and perhaps hunt again, with medical records calling the case perhaps unique and unlikely to repeat.
Police pursued a possible link to fanatical anti Castro exiles after a four foot bazooka with a Cuban flag was found near the UN and lobbed toward the building. The rocket exploded in the water as Ernesto Guevara spoke in the General Assembly. A Cuban exile woman carrying a knife tried to storm the crowd and later faced multiple charges.
Mrs. Tommy L. Stidger, 29, of 5611 44th St., was found dead with a gunshot wound in the head at about 4 15 p.m. Saturday. A pistol lay beside her body. Justice of the Peace F R Land to preside over an inquest with verdict due Monday. Survivors include husband and two daughters, and her parents. Funeral services pending at Henderson Wilson Funeral Home.
A two car collision near the Idalou Highway after midnight left one man dead and at least four others injured. Victims were transported to Methodist Hospital. Police described one car striking the other broadside. names were unavailable at press time.
Out fielder Danny Litwhiler of the Philadelphia Phillies played the entire 1942 season without committing an error, a notable defensive feat for the team as reported by UPI editors in Philadelphia.
Lord Rootes died in London at age 59 after a career from a 16 year old penny an hour factory worker to head of Rootes Motors the auto empire owning Sunbeam Singer Humber Hillman Commer and Karrier brands Chrysler holds a substantial stake three months earlier. He had been hospitalized since November with an unclear cause of death following a planned stomach operation that was not performed. Born William Edward Rootes in 1894, he began at Singer in Coventry and worked 10 hours a day for a penny per hour.
The Avalanche-Journal reports a push for a complete investigation into county telephone use. Auditor Royal Furgeson proposes tightening procedures including routing long calls through the courthouse switchboard and requiring call records, affidavits, and a new billing system to trace county business from private use.
Actor William Bendix 58 is in critical condition at Good Samaritan Hospital Los Angeles suffering from lumbar pneumonia. He was admitted Tuesday after touring the country in the head company of Never Try, Late. His last TV appearance was the season’s first Burke's Law episode.
In Mexico City workers marked the 40th anniversary of Samuel Gompers death with a ceremony in the Samuel Gompers circle of Mexican scholarship students. U S Ambassador Fulton Freeman attended as guest of honor.
The Yule Trail draws many visitors from Lubbock including children, youths and adults and is open daily from 6 to 10 p m. Extra copies of the trail list are available at the switchboard on the second floor of the Lubbock Avalanche Journal building. The 137 entries form the 18th annual Home Christmas Lighting Contest with judging through Thursday night and results to be published December 20.
The board charted steps toward a new law school with a dean salary of 20 000 to 25 000 and a temporary campus home at 19th St and College Ave. It discussed a potential veterinary school, off campus student housing, and a major housing project west of Flint Ave with a target ready date of Sept 1 1967.
Mrs. Eula Mae Wells 50 postmistress at Maple for almost 20 years died in a one car crash north of El Paso on U S Hwy 62 Friday evening. Tom Clark of Maple survived in poor condition at Morton Hospital. Services will be Monday at the Morton First Baptist Church with burial in Morton Cemetery. Survivors include two daughters two sisters three brothers and seven grandchildren. ONE HELD AFTER WRECK. Lubbock police arrested the driver of a car involved in a collision at 82nd St and Tahoka Hwy near midnight. One woman was injured but not yet admitted to a hospital.
Pau Arizin of the Philadelphia Warriors fouled 335 times during the 1960 61 NBA season to establish a new record for personals in a season.
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